Why do not get pancakes: 10 tricks for Shrovetide

15-02-2018, 12:30

It seems that winter began only yesterday, and we have already reached Maslenitsa. And if someone still naively hopes not to gain too much during the winter, then this week it will be almost impossible to avoid an oversupply of calories. After all, how to resist the appetizing pancakes? And in order to celebrate Maslenitsa-2018 then remember the whole year with increased salivation, try in practice 10 tricks for perfectly tasty pancakes!

If you want to indulge homemade pancakes every day of Shrovetide, but spare time to spare, simplify the whole culinary process with the help of these tricks. Less time - more pancakes!

1. The most simple pancakes "in haste"

The basic recipe, based on which you can experiment with plenty of fillings and sauces.

Ingredients:

• butter - 10 g

• water - 150 ml

• eggs - 2 pieces

• sugar - 1.5 tbsp. l

• vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l

• flour - 200 g

• salt - pinch

• milk - 400 ml

Sift the flour with salt through a sieve into a bowl, beat the eggs and stir.Combine milk, sugar and water in a separate container. Stir, slowly adding flour. Stir to a perfectly flat (“sour cream”) consistency. After that, add 10g of oil and beat well with a whisk or mixer. Cook in a very hot frying pan with a little butter. It is better to make small pancakes so that it is easier to turn them over. By the way, this should be done in 30-35 seconds.

2. If you want pancakes to be lush ...

... use the same basic recipe, but instead of whole eggs - only egg whites. Not sure how to separate them from the yolks? A plastic bottle trick will help: bringing the neck to a freshly-beaten egg and slightly pressing on the bottle, it will “pull” the yolk inside like a vacuum cleaner. It's easy, watch the video!

3. To save time

It makes sense to make the dough for pancakes for several days at once. No problem: just pour it into a plastic bottle and keep it in the fridge!

4. Speaking of a plastic bottle: this is the best tool for perfectly round pancakes.

Are pancakes never round sunny? Pour the dough into a plastic bottle: its round neck will give portions of perfect shape.A spoon of this effect, not everyone will achieve.

5. Did you know that pancakes can be given any shape?

Though flowers, even a smiley, even a spider with a bunch of paws - any whim at your discretion. After all, literally draw a dough on a griddle will allow an ordinary syringe. Type in the dough and squeeze out the form for the soul.

6. To the first pancake was not lumpy

Pancake masters know one subtlety: for the first pancake you always need a little more oil. Not less than half a tsp. To evenly distribute it, you can chop half a bulb or potato on a fork and thus spread the butter. And for the next pancakes enough for a couple of drops.

7. Healthy pancakes

Do not want to gain too much on the white dough? Then let half the flour be of buckwheat, corn or any other wholegrain. Simple, also delicious, but much healthier.

8. Not the most "healthy", but sooooo delicious pancakes

No time and no fantasy to bother with fillings, sauces? Buy a can of Nutella or similar chocolate-nut paste, as well as a couple of bananas. Cut, spread, done. Very simple, fast, and homework will be delighted. Verified

9. If someone in the house does not tolerate lactose

Replace the recipe with ordinary almond milk. It will be more expensive, but the taste is more interesting and richer.

10. Want something new? Try the pancakes ... with bacon

Someone will say that these are not pancakes at all, but very fritters. Maybe so, but for sure nobody will be indifferent! And this dish will be the perfect hearty breakfast for the whole family. See step-by-step video instruction.